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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prefaces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Paine do to help the cause being fought for in the American Revolution?
(a) He supported the troops and planned the war's strategy.
(b) He made a political case for it and supported the troops.
(c) He made a political case for it and planned its strategy.
(d) He made an ethical case for it, planned its strategy, and supported the troops.

2. Which one of the following was a type of preface that Rights of Man included?
(a) Limited.
(b) Illustrated.
(c) General.
(d) Extended.

3. What type of kindness did Paine think the English government had towards the French government?
(a) Disdainful.
(b) Genuine.
(c) Ambiguous.
(d) Hypocritical.

4. In the Preface of Rights of Man, who did Paine think should go directly to the people?
(a) Friends of Liberty.
(b) Defenders of Justice.
(c) Defenders of Liberty.
(d) Friends of Justice.

5. What distinction did Paine make in the Preface?
(a) Between the state and the religion.
(b) Between the state, the nation and the government.
(c) Between the state and the nation.
(d) Between the nation and the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. As he stated in the Preface, who did Paine specifically intend to give an accurate account of the war to by writing Rights of Man?

2. What mood was the beginning of the second Preface of Rights of Man written by Paine?

3. What is a good description of the second part of Rights of Man?

4. To begin the Preface, what was Paine's response to Burke's lack of support for the French Revolution?

5. What did Paine say in the Preface that the people would have to see in order for Liberty to prevail?

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